Yet another Need recommendation for Comms

[MultipleParadox]

Pretty sure it is but just wanted some confirmation; google didn't turn any hard evidence for me either (even in the manual they never state what s"tandard" it is)

Thanks

[EagleDriver]

The Wouxun handhelds are all 2 pin Kenwood.

[MultipleParadox]

Well, the die is cast, no more bets; order has just been placed for an XBC3 from Cancom
This better works well.

170$ including shipping and taxes

Will try to do a quick review when I have a chance to try it in-game (around May/June)

[Spike]

The UDV1P takes Kenwood 2 pin, yes. I have the same radio.

[Amoki]

Having run through series of Comms equipment, I would heartily recommend Ear-cond mics. Currently running the Battle Rhino ear-mics which is robust.

http://www.scopeandlaser.com/index.p...x=0&submit.y=0

1) Owned throat mics ranging from DEVGRU to Chinese throat mics and had played with people running IASUS. Even with the DEVGRU, unless you're skinny and line it up right you'll still sound like a fish over the radio.

2) All Bowman replicas (Cavalvy and Element) are great to transmit, but horrible on receive - even at the lowest radio volume it's still fairly audible. If you're playing in huge squad battles and where stealth is not essential, then go for a Bowman. But if you sneak around quite a fair bit and play a lot at night, pass.

Now, the transmission on Bone mics aren't 100% clear - but they're passable, not intrusive, and if it has an ear hook it'll even stay in your ear the whole day without being annoying. Oh, and doesn't get in the way of helmets and caps.

[MultipleParadox]

Thanks Amoki
This seems to strenghten my faith in bone-conducting devices

Order was place today for one;
The single review I found was on AirsoftSquared, and was postivie all along

[Spartan_Red]

Originally Posted by MultipleParadox

Well, the die is cast, no more bets; order has just been placed for an XBC3 from Cancom
This better works well.

170$ including shipping and taxes

Will try to do a quick review when I have a chance to try it in-game (around May/June)

Hey! Once you do up that review I'd like to see how your investment worked out. I'm looking at the same one. Keep us posted!

[Reaper87]

My acoustic tube came with something similar to the police speaker but on a much smaller scale. still large enough that you did nt have to fumble around looking for it but small enough that it was never in your way.

http://www.ioffer.com/i/2-wires-acou...bout-381776100

Scroll down a bit to see the earpiece and ptt set up.

[Black Patch]

Originally Posted by Danke

If you have a throat mic you can't whisper; you have to speak clearly.

With a boom you can speak more quietly.

Hello all.

Not correct. The Clansman sets used by the brits had a whisper function for just such an eventuality with a throat mike.

As tech has moved on something should be available that allows such a function for a civilian radio.

[Black Patch]

Originally Posted by MultipleParadox

Thanks Amoki
This seems to strenghten my faith in bone-conducting devices

Order was place today for one;
The single review I found was on AirsoftSquared, and was postivie all along

Kenwood 2 pin is correct sir.

All kenwood Mic's fit and work with wouxan radios.

[Danke]

Originally Posted by Black Patch

Hello all.

Not correct. The Clansman sets used by the brits had a whisper function for just such an eventuality with a throat mike.

As tech has moved on something should be available that allows such a function for a civilian radio.

You might have missed this,

Originally Posted by Danke

OK, disambiguation. The typical throat mikes in the world of airsoft don't handle whispers well.

[MultipleParadox]

So I received my earpiece/PTT at the beginning of the week
I'll create a separate review thread when I will have used it "for real" but here are my first impressions:


I ordered the XSET XBC3 (Earpiece hardwired to PTT with quick disconnect finger PTT) but apparently it was not in stock anymore;

I was contacted last week by Cancom and the rep was proposing to replace the model I chose by the McKay FSES11 + MWPTT, which turns out to be the same thing than the XBC3 minus the finger PTT and having the earpiece and PTT separated, not hard wired.

Rep was very helpful in answering my questions via email and was answering very quickly (15min delay max between emails)

Technically the FSES+MWPTT combo is a bit more expansive but he didn't charge me more for it, which is appreciable. That said, I've seen some US retailers selling this combo at about the same price too, so this is all arguable in the end.

I decided to go that route and the unit was shipped via Fedex (in a Purolator box? Lmao!) the next day or so.

I tried this very quickly but with no one else close to me with a radio I couldn't test transmission much yet. Listening to SPVM (Montreal's police) frequencies I could assess the reception quality a bit though. For the 10-15min I wore it, the earpiece seems to be very comfortable and seems to hold well in the ear. I could totally see me wearing it a whole day; We'll see how this turns out when I get to use it at a game though.

Reception quality seems quite good, with sound level appearing a bit high to me though, even when the radio was close to its lowest volume. I was expecting the bone conduction tech to be totally silent when not wearing it, which is not the case.

Reception-wise, it sounds like what I suppose an acoustic tube would; My understanding is that it uses some sort of traditional speaker for reception but bone conduction for transmission.

The whole thing (earpiece and ptt) is very light, build quality looks and feel good enough for the price. The PTT button might be a bit sensitive and has that "microswitch feel" to it, so depending on how it's wore, I think it could be easy to accidentally activate it. This PTT is all plastic construction with Silicon cover on the switch. They also sell a MilPTT to Military standards that's compatible with the FSES11; From the photos and all it looks more rugged and Aluminium construction. From the look of it, I think it'd be harder to accidentally press the switch than the MWPTT

That's it for a first impression; Proper review probably sometime in May

[Black Patch]

Originally Posted by Danke

You might have missed this,

Indeed I did.

I try to buy decent kit though which can handle whisper function if neccessary. Then again that gearis expensive and not to everyone's budget.

Either way. The kit still exists. You just have to pay for it.

[Pappy44]

Originally Posted by MultipleParadox

Thanks Amoki
This seems to strenghten my faith in bone-conducting devices

Order was place today for one;
The single review I found was on AirsoftSquared, and was postivie all along

do you have a link for the review? I just got mine in but I can't figure out how to put in on correctly...thanks!